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The Multi-Arts faculty includes professional artists and teachers from the Pioneer Valley, New York and abroad. Leaders in visual arts, theater, dance, fashion, music, and film, these internationally renowned artists provide a unique multicultural experience. They also inspire children with their passion, enthusiasm, and humor.

CATALINA ARRUBLA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Catalina is the founder of Multi-Arts. She was formerly the director of the publications department of the Ministry of Culture in Colombia, her native country. She is also a professional oboist and oboe teacher, and directs chamber music ensembles.

MADELEINE NEIMAN - ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR
Maddie is a senior at Indiana University, pursuing a degree in Arts Management with minors in Studio Art and Urban Development. She currently works as an ESL tutor, using art and play to communicate with her students. Her involvement with Multi-Arts started over a decade ago as a camper, and today works as the Assistant to the Director.

MAIA KINNEY-PETRUCHA - THEATER
Maia is a graduate of Hampshire College, where she studied the cognitive benefits of theater. She is a writer, director, and actress and has been teaching performative storytelling for the stage and screen for many years to both children and adults.

JOSH GOLD - DANCE & MIME & BLACK LIGHT THEATER
Josh is a lead counselor and teacher at Multi-Arts. His specialties include hip hop / funk dance, mime, blacklight (glow-in-the-dark) costumes and games, and multi-media arts and crafts. Josh teaches during the school year at the Easthampton Elementary Schools for a 21st Century Community Learning Center program through the Colla-borative for Educational Services.

JULIO NEIJENS - ART TEACHER & COUNSELOR
Julio is a practicing artist living in Chicago. He studied art at MICA in Baltimore, Amherst College in Massachusetts, and received his BFA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago majoring in painting and drawing. Julio works as as a scenic painter, constructor, and prop maker in theaters in Chicago. Julio has recently lent his talents to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, where he makes cardboard toys and props for the animals! He has been teaching art for several years at Multi-Arts.

LILE MERRELL - HEAD TEACHER & ART WORKSHOP V
Lile is a senior at Hampshire College studying arts education and communication. She specializes in visual arts and currently works with various public schools in Amherst and New York City. Lile has worked as a camp counselor, working hard to facilitate creative activities and is looking forward to another summer at Multi-Arts!

ALISON KERR - THEATER & COUNSELOR
Alison Kerr is a Theatre Artist and Choreo-grapher with a degrees in Theater and French and Francophone Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Since graduating in 2017 she has been working as a Choreographer for theater and French teacher.

MANUELA ROJAS - COUNSELOR & HEAD TEACHER WORKSHOP I & II
Manuela is a student at the UPB, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana- Medellín, Colombia, studying Historia. She loves dancing, ceramics, and fashion design. She is excited to join the Multi-Arts team as a counselor this summer!

AIDN JAMES - THEATER & HEAD TEACHER
Aidn is a student at Hampshire College going into his last year. He studies education and theatre / multi-media arts, especially with very young children. He has worked with children of all ages since he was 7, and throws himself into creation and giving agency to young folks in every part of his life. He is thrilled to be here at Multi-Arts, working with a local group that makes a difference in student's lives.

DARLA STABLER - FASHION & WRITING
Darla is excited to return to Multi-Arts for a second summer. Her classes will focus on writing and fashion, and she also enjoys improv, puppetry, and drawing. Darla works with children at Clinical & Support Options' Bridge Family Resource Center in Amherst, and works at a restaurant in Northampton.

SOPHIE ANDREWS - ART INTERN
Sophie, 22, is a lover of arts integration and arts education. She has been drawing, painting, and dancing since she was little. She has just finished and received her Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College. In the past, she has been a camp counselor and peer mentor. She is looking forward to learning more, inspiring others, and honing her skills at Multi-Arts for her first summer here!

DOMINIC RODGERS - THEATER INTERN
An actor, theater-maker, and long time student of the arts, Dominic is excited to be joining Multi-Arts this summer. Hailing from Amherst and Hadley originally, Dominic now pursues a degree in theater from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Multi-Arts is a non-profit organization.
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Your donation will support:

the Multi-Arts Scholarship Fund -- which provides financial aid to children from low income families who love the arts and want to be at Multi-Arts;
the Art Exhibitions Program -- which displays year round the children's art in hospitals, libraries, cultural institutions, and many other public places.

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